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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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There are many ways that the church can witness to our faith in Jesus Christ through world mission. What specific activities or tasks should the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) support as part of its world mission outreach? Rate each of the following activities as either an "essential," a "very important," a "somewhat important," a "not too important," or a "not at all important" part of the church's world mission: resolving conflicts between racial and ethnic groups

	1) Essential
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not too important
	5) Not at all important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	172	16.6%	16.6%	-1.51
Very important	438	42.2%	58.7%	-.4
Somewhat important	329	31.7%	90.4%	.71
Not too important	85	8.2%	98.6%	1.82
Not at all important	15	1.4%	100%	2.93

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	17.8% 35	16.3% 137	16.6% 172
Very important	42.6% 84	42.0% 353	42.1% 437
Somewhat important	31.5% 62	31.7% 266	31.6% 328
Not too important	7.1% 14	8.5% 71	8.2% 85
Not at all important	1.0% 2	1.5% 13	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 840	1037

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	16.4% 149	17.6% 22	16.5% 171
Very important	42.2% 384	42.4% 53	42.3% 437
Somewhat important	31.4% 285	33.6% 42	31.6% 327
Not too important	8.6% 78	4.8% 6	8.1% 84
Not at all important	1.4% 13	1.6% 2	1.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 909	100.0% 125	1034

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	20.4% 38	18.5% 55	13.9% 54	15.4% 25	16.6% 172
Very important	37.6% 70	42.6% 127	45.2% 176	38.3% 62	42.0% 435
Somewhat important	32.3% 60	29.9% 89	30.6% 119	37.0% 60	31.7% 328
Not too important	8.1% 15	7.0% 21	9.0% 35	8.6% 14	8.2% 85
Not at all important	1.6% 3	2.0% 6	1.3% 5	0.6% 1	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 298	100.0% 389	100.0% 162	1035

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.5% 121	14.1% 24	10.5% 24	11.1% 1	16.5% 170
Very important	45.7% 284	38.8% 66	34.2% 78	55.6% 5	42.1% 433
Somewhat important	28.1% 175	34.7% 59	39.5% 90	22.2% 2	31.7% 326
Not too important	5.6% 35	10.6% 18	13.6% 31	11.1% 1	8.3% 85
Not at all important	1.1% 7	1.8% 3	2.2% 5	0.0% 0	1.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 622	100.0% 170	100.0% 228	100.0% 9	1029

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	17.9% 5	16.6% 64	16.8% 87	15.8% 16	16.7% 172
Very important	39.3% 11	37.9% 146	44.8% 232	44.6% 45	42.1% 434
Somewhat important	42.9% 12	34.5% 133	29.3% 152	29.7% 30	31.7% 327
Not too important	0.0% 0	9.1% 35	8.5% 44	5.0% 5	8.1% 84
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.8% 7	0.6% 3	5.0% 5	1.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 385	100.0% 518	100.0% 101	1032

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	14.0% 20	15.1% 54	17.9% 79	21.5% 17	16.7% 170
Very important	38.5% 55	42.9% 153	44.7% 197	32.9% 26	42.3% 431
Somewhat important	35.0% 50	31.1% 111	29.9% 132	34.2% 27	31.4% 320
Not too important	12.6% 18	8.4% 30	6.3% 28	10.1% 8	8.2% 84
Not at all important	0.0% 0	2.5% 9	1.1% 5	1.3% 1	1.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 357	100.0% 441	100.0% 79	1020

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	15.7% 156	50.0% 4	36.7% 11	16.6% 171
Very important	42.6% 424	25.0% 2	30.0% 9	42.1% 435
Somewhat important	32.0% 318	25.0% 2	23.3% 7	31.7% 327
Not too important	8.2% 82	0.0% 0	10.0% 3	8.2% 85
Not at all important	1.5% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 995	100.0% 8	100.0% 30	1033